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7. CHAMOMILE ANTHEMIS. 



Grows wild in many parts of England. It is a 

 hardy perennial, and easily propagated by parting 

 the roots early in spring. -"' 9 



Both the leaves and flowers of the chamomile 

 have a strong, though not ungrateful, smell, and a 

 very bitter nauseous taste. The flowers possess 

 the stomachic and tonic qualities usually ascribed 

 to simple bitters. A watery infusion of them is 

 frequently used for the purpose of exciting vomit- 

 ing, or for promoting the operation of emetics. 

 They are very generally used in emollient decoc- 

 tions, to assuage pain, and externally as foment- 

 ations. 



8. CLARY SALVIA. 



A native of Italy and Syria, and long known in 

 the English gardens, where it is a hardy biennial. 

 It is easily raised from seed, which should be sown 

 in March, in any bed or border of common earth. 



Clary was formerly much used in cookery ; but 

 it is not now in much repute. A wine is sometimes 

 made from the herb in flower, which has a flavour 

 not unlike Frontigniac. 



9. CORIANDER. CORIANDRUM 



A native of the southern parts of Europe and of 

 China. It is a hardy annual, and propagated from 

 seeds sown in autumn, in an open situation, on a 

 bed of good fresh earth. 



The dried seeds of coriander have a tolerably 

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